The old man gazed at Tang Ye as he said, “There’s a reason why you came here to look for me this time, right?” Tang Ye hesitated for a moment before he said, “Senior, I’m very curious why you gave me that sword technique on that day!” Tang Ye had never believed that a pie would just fall out of the sky, and even if one did fall out of the sky, it would definitely not be for him, Tang Ye. The hunched old man chuckled and said, “Do you know? When you and that little girl arrived here that day, I originally intended to kill both of you. Because I don’t want anyone to come here, nor do I want others to know of my existence. But do you know why I didn’t kill both of you and gave you treasures and techniques instead?” Tang Ye broke out in cold sweat when he heard the old man. So, this old man actually wanted to kill Su Qingshi and me. If he really made a move against us, then we would definitely perish. Tang Ye asked curiously. “Why?” The old man raised his head to look up at the clear azure blue sky. After a short while, he said, “There’s a type of people that act entirely as they like once they’ve attained a certain level of strength. It just so happens that I’m such a person. The reason I didn’t kill you on that day is that I was actually unable to see through your future. Yes, your future is completely chaotic and without any definite fate. This caused me to be extremely curious!” See through my future? Tang Ye was shocked in his heart and said, “Senior, you’re actually able to see through the future?” If one was able to see through the future of another, then that person’s strength would have arrived at an extraordinarily terrifying level.... The old man shook his head and said, “The future I speak of is a person’s blessing and misfortune, and not what a person would do in the future. Why would one want to know the future of another? There’s probably no one in this world that’s capable of that. However, so long as one has attained the Monarch Realm and has come into contact with one’s own destiny, then one would be capable of determining the blessings and misfortunes for a certain period of time in another’s future.” “Senior’s strength is at the...?” Tang Ye asked in a careful manner because he was extremely curious about this old man’s strength. The old man smiled and said, “Let me put it in this way, If I wanted to kill someone in the southern territory, then so long as I exert my entire strength, no one would be able to escape death.” Tang Ye’s heart shook when he heard this, and then he bowed to the old man and said, “Senior, I have something to request of you!” If the old man was willing to rescue his mother, then the Flower Palace would probably have no choice but to make a compromise. So, he naturally didn’t intend to let this opportunity slip by. A wisp of curiosity flashed through the old man’s eyes, and then he asked. “Go on.” Tang Ye was delighted in his heart, and then he told the old man about the matter between his mother and the Flower Palace. After a short while, the old man shook his head after he finished listening to Tang Ye and said, “I refuse.” Tang Ye’s face dimmed down when he heard this. However, he was still slightly unwilling to give up and said, “Even though it’s slightly rude, I still want to ask you why?” The old man gazed at Tang Ye and said, “Kid, you possess extraordinary natural endowment. Not only have you comprehended Sword Intent, you’ve even attained the Enlightened Sword Heart. However, you’re merely at the First Heaven Realm now, and the reason for that is you lack tempering. Don’t tell me that you’ve experienced countless hardships throughout your life. In my opinion, those hardships of yours can’t be considered as hardships at all. Let not talk about anything else and just focus on the founding ancestor of your Sword Sect. Do you know that all those years ago, his entire family was killed, his right arm was severed, and he’d even been tortured by his enemies for a few tens of years? However, he wasn’t broken by all of this, and his will grew tougher and tougher instead while he cultivated more and more painstakingly every single day. You know the outcome of it. He reigned invincible throughout the southern territory. What do you think when you compare your hardships with his?” Tang Ye shook his head and smiled bitterly. Because this old man had compared him to the founding ancestor of the Sword Sect, and he truly didn’t know if he should feel honored or angry. “The reason I refused isn’t because I want you to experience similar hardships like the founding ancestor of the Sword Sect had. The true reason is that I’m temporarily unable to leave this place. Besides that, allow me to tell you something. It’s best to rely on yourself for everything because only in this way would you grow stronger and stronger,” said the old man. Tang Ye bowed to the old man and said, “I understand!”